Parents are angry that schools are cancelling nativities and Christmas plays when the government has said they can still go ahead.
We reported last week how schools and nurseries were beginning to notify parents that shows would be filmed and recordings sent home, or performed virtually instead.
Since then the government has made it clear that it is not expecting such events to be cancelled, and settings 'can continue to hold events where visitors such as parents are on-site'. Read more: Covid booster rollout could be expanded urgently in bid to tackle Omicron variant In a statement at the weekend, the Department for Education said: "Christmas and nativity plays are one of our most cherished school traditions.
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